Ethnic minorities face a much higher risk from the disease. And food inflation is surging in germany as the lockdown measures make it harder and more expensive to farm and tarvaris produce we take a closer look at the growing problem. Im sara kelly welcome to the program after weeks of lock down borders are starting to reopen across europe the European Commission has unveiled a plan to revive the battered Tourism Industry and make it possible for people to take a Summer Vacation at the same time the German Government has announced that it will begin relaxing border controls with other e. U. Member states starting this coming weekend. Border checks were supposed to be a thing of the past in europe change in zone germans were used to freedom of movement but the coronavirus put a stop to that cross border travel to neighboring austria switzerland and france was limited to those with an urgent reason to move now the interior minister has announced a road map to get the roads open again. Th
I am Francine Lacqua in london. These are your markets, doing a little bit great after the week we had last week. The ftse gaining some 2. 2 . A risk on bit more of move. I would caution everyone that these are on thoughts that the central bank would step in, and it is not because of threats that the coronavirus is getting any better. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news in new york city. Number of deaths of coronavirus around the world is over 3000. New york city has reported its quarantined to her manhattan apartment after contracting the virus and iran. Whennor cuomo says it was not if the virus made its way to new york. Aking a hit in february after spread of the coronavirus. Pmi plunged to a record low of 40. 3. The official reading also reached a record low of 35. 7. Chinas economy is gradually returning to work. 70 of at 60 to capacity last week up from about 50 two weeks ago. In the u. S. , former Vice President joe biden has won the South Carolina primary. It puts him clo
Was. Called. Arrested for corruption we are. Actually the way forward to solve africas energy crisis. Production instead of 20000000. 00. Backers. And french president obama travels to west africa to discuss the future of the save our currency. Should it. Come to business. Africa your updates on todays african and Global Business news here on the us welcome. South African Police have arrested 2 former executive at embattled power utility eskom theyre charged with fraud corruption and Money Laundering in connection with new power plants that are supposed to alleviate the countrys electricity problems south africas grid nearly collapsed in 2008 and eskom has had to enforce rolling blackouts ever since in a bid to relieve pressure it is causing chaos for the country and the economy the contracts involved in the allegations are worth around 50000000. 00. But africa has the worlds slowest electrification rate in an unstable pas applies constantly hampering businesses all over the continent
At least 3 people die and 100 to arrested in india as protests rage over a controversial citizenship told. About people stems in doha with all the baseboards russia is set to appeal its 4 year ban from school for doping offenses president Vladimir Putin says the sanctions are unfair and politically motivated. Has been a shooting in the heart of moscow near the headquarters of russias National Security service the f. S. B. At least one person has been killed and several others wounded and the f. S. B. Says the attacker has been killed lets go live now to step vast and hes at the scene in moscow so step what do we know so far about this. Well the road is now open but lots of questions remain after the obvious be confirmed that this shooting. Taken place here right at their headquarters and one of the f. S. B. Officers has been killed and also the attacker was shot they went completely silent and we have to remember that there were a lot of other unconfirmed reports that had very differen